About that, D'Antoni said: "That's ...life. He understands." D'Antoni also said: "It also puts Pau in his natural position. He's one of the best centers in the league." Gasol will get some post touches off the bench, and the Lakers hope Clark changes them with athleticism. D'Antoni said it gives them "a little more bounce to our step."

This is a desperate gamble by D'antoni. From a front office perspective, getting benched lowers his trade value even further. Be interesting to see how Pau's defender (Kobe) reacts. I am still envisioning a player mutiny. Bring in Tree Rollins...player coach time.

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Posted January 21, 2013 - 05:36 PM

Pau helped the Lakers organization and Kobe a lot. Does he have gas in the tank to help more? Maybe yes, maybe no but forgive me for questioning Mike D's decision making on anything. If PJ was coach would he trade Pau? Probably not. I dont expect Mike D to be the coach long and I hope he doesnt gut us while hes here.

Lol balls by pringles? This was inevidable he sure isnt going to bench dwight. MDA is trying anything possible to get W. Same thing with Brown it seemed he had a line up every other quarter. Metta stsrting metta off the bench etc etc. Pau didnt fit from the start. When we hired MDA his future and the Lakers was all but set in stone.